Tax Config Tab
The SGC Min/Max check field checks for the minimum and maximum SGC (Superannuation Guarantee Charge) thresholds used in the automatic reconciliation of SGC amounts. When creating payments, Greentree Desktop checks these values and amends the pay. A warning displays when any pay is amended when payments are created.
Options Reference
Each option and field on the form is described below. Mandatory options and fields are highlighted in red.
Tax File Number
Enter the employee's tax file number (TFN).
When entering tax file numbers for employees, ensure the numbers are entered as a string with no separating characters such as spaces, dashes, slashes and the like.
You can enter these numbers if the employee meets the criteria:
- 000000000 - No TFN for the payee, the payee chooses not to give a TFN, or fails to provide one within 28 days.
- 111111111 - A TFN is applied for, the employee commenced work in mid- to late June, and payment summaries needed to be issued.
- 333333333 - The employee is under 18 and earns $350 a week or less, $700 a fortnight or less, $1,517 a month or less.
- 444444444 - The employee is a pensioner.
- 987654321 - The TFN has alpha characters.
Note: The Tax File Number field is mandatory when you select the option Include in the next submission to the ATO on this form, or when the company reports payroll using Single Touch Payroll.
Payroll Tax Trans Type
This field defines the rate of payroll tax for this employee. Enter or select the payroll tax transaction type to use with the employee.
SGC Min/Max Check
Enter an SGC Employer Cost transaction type for this employee. This field checks for the minimum and maximum SGC thresholds used in the automatic reconciliation of SGC amounts.
SGC Custom Threshold
Select a SGC Custom Threshold from the dropdown list box. The default is No custom threshold, which uses the SGC threshold specified on the Super subtab on the Payroll tab on the HR Module Control form.
If you select a custom SGC threshold, Greentree Desktop uses the custom SGC thresholds specified on the SGC Custom Threshold Maintenance form.
Normal Gross Earnings
You can set this option to Module Control Default, or select to either of:
- Average for year - Defaults the normal gross earnings from the average of all paid pays for the last financial year for the employee.
- Last Pay - Defaults the normal gross earnings from the last non future dated paid pay for the employee.
Foreign Employment Type
Select the income type for the foreign employment payment summary.
Payment Summary
Select the payment summary form to print at the end of the financial year for this employee. The default is Individual Non Business.
Note: If you select Voluntary Agreement (indicating that the employee is a contractor or freelancer) from the Payment Summary dropdown list, the options in the Onboarding section become read only.
Income Type
Select one of these:
- S - Salary or wages.
- H - Working holiday maker.
Payment Summary is Amended
Select this option if the details that make up the payment summary have been amended and a new Payment Summary Annual Return file must be submitted to the ATO.
Allow TFN disclosure
Select this option if the employee has authorised you to disclose their Tax File Number (TFN) to third parties such as superannuation authorities. The TFN is printed on the Authority remittance report and is included in the export.
Onboarding
Enter details from a new employee's TFN declaration form when the TFNs are uploaded to the ATO.
Note: You only
need to enter these details when onboarding a new employee.
If you select Voluntary Agreement
(indicating that the employee is a contractor or freelancer) from the
Payment Summary dropdown list,
the options in the Onboarding
section become read only.
Previous Name
Enter the employee's previous name (if there is one) from their TFN declaration.
Employment Basis
Select one of these options from the dropdown list:
- Full Time
- Part Time
- Casual
- Labour Hire
- Pension/Annuity
Payee Tax Status
Select one of these options from the dropdown list:
- Australian resident
- Foreign resident
- Working holiday maker
Do they want to claim the tax-free threshold?
Select this option if the employee is claiming the amount of income they earn each year which isn't taxed.
Do they have a Higher Education Loan Program (HELP), Financial Supplement (FS), Student Start-up Loan (SSL), or Trade Support Loan (TSL) debt?
Select this option if the employee has an Accumulated HELP, FS, SSL, or TSL debt. Income contingent loans are included in the Accumulated HELP debt.
Do they have a Financial Supplement (SFSS) debt?
Select this option if the employee has an Accumulated Financial Supplement debt.
Note: If you select the 4.0 option on the Create TFN Declaration File form, the payee's email address replaces this option in the TFN declaration file.
Do they want to claim or vary their tax offset by reducing the amount withheld from payments made to you?
Select this option if the employee is claiming an amount that reduces the tax they pay on their annual income.
Estimate total tax offset amount
If you selected the previous option, enter the amount by which the employee can reduce the tax they must pay.
Do they want to claim or vary the seniors or pensioners tax offset entitlement by reducing the amount withheld from payments made to you?
Select this option if the employee is a senior or is receiving a pension and is claiming an amount that reduces the tax they pay on their income.
Note: Do not select this option if the employee's income is from more than one source.
Payee Signed Declaration
Enter the date that the payee signed the declaration.
Include in next submission to the ATO
Select this option to include the employee's information in the next TFN declaration file you send to the ATO.